On Monday 8th November, the new Sixth Form and Enterprise building at Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College was officially opened by Carol Nicholls, CBE, who was headteacher at the school for 11 years until she retired in 2008. As the person
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The man accused of murdering a pubgoer during a New Year's Eve party shooting had high amounts of gunshot residue in his car, the Old Bailey heard this afternoon. Particles of the residue, which covers clothes and surfaces within three metres
Croydon's newest superstore is offering Harry Potter namesakes a chance to get more than £120 in wizardly goods for just £7. To mark the UK release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last installment of the franchise, Best Buy is
Lee Minshull admits he is beginning to think the footballing gods are conspiring against him after suffering another injury setback last weekend. In just his second substitute appearance since spending eight weeks out with knee ligament damage, the
Two 15-year-olds who stabbed to death a man they alleged was a paedophile have been jailed today. The two teenagers, a girl from Streatham and a boy from Clapham who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been previously convicted for the death
The owner of a vulnerable unused Grade II listed building taken over by squatters has been told to complete vital repair work. The Home of Compassion in Thames Ditton High Street, a former care home for the elderly, was occupied by squatters
Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Alan Devonshire will put his nose to the grind stone to halt his side’s alarming slump. The Beavers crashed 2-0 at Farnborough on Saturday to make it six games without a Blue Square South win since beating Dover Athletic
A youth band has been handed the prestigious honour of representing Britain at the veterans day parade and 9/11 10th anniversary service in New York next year. Surbiton Royal British Legion Youth Marching Band will fly to America in November
To celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part: I, hmvcurzon Wimbledon is offering a pair of tickets to see the film from Wednesday, November 24. Visit www.hmvcurzon.com to find out more about the cinema. To enter
Two teenagers have been jailed for killing a suspected paedophile. A 15-year-old girl from Streatham was jailed for six years for manslaughter and her sister’s boyfriend – a 15-year-old from Clapham – got nine years for murder, at the Old Bailey
Kingstonian youth team stars Matt Amis and Jamie Summers have been called into the England U18 schoolboys squad. Goalkeeper Amis and centre-back Summers, students at Glyn Technology School, have already represented Surrey Schools and South-East England
Collingwood AC’s Steve Cooney completed last weekend’s 10th Steppingley Step Marathon in four hours, 56 minutes. He was followed by Melanie Ross in 5:22 while Doug White and Rob Wilson finished in around 7:30. Tom Wilkie completed the accompanying
Epsom District Swimming Club have made it two wins out of two in the National Arena League. At a noisy Tunbridge Wells Swimming Pool, Epsom led from the start to hold off competition from Elmbridge, Black Lion, Bromley, 1066 and Tunbridge Wells to win
Chloe Bean scooped 13 medals, broke four Leatherhead Swimming Club records and set a new regional best at the South-East short course Winter Championships at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth. Competing against swimmers from 51 swimming clubs across
The Rose Hill Traders Association has announced details of the Christmas lights turn-on. From 4pm on Thursday, November 18, the street will come alive with live music, Tweedale Primary School choir and a range of other activities to mark the start
Harlequins number eight Nick Easter has been confirmed as England captain for Saturday's clash with Samoa at Twickenham. The 32-year-old will lead his country for the first time in a full-international having already done the job against the
Five secondary schools in Elmbridge made an appearance in the Sunday Times’ annual league table of the top 440 independent schools in England and Wales. The results showed a mixed picture, with two schools slipping down the rankings since last
The undoubted highlight of the win was a great piece of invention from Ean Irwin when he pulled off an incredibly difficult backwards running in shot, with some impressive air time, he held off taking the more conventional running in shot in mid air in
Doctors are battling to save the legs of a seven-year-old boy crushed under a tram during a horrific accident during the school run on Monday. Screaming parents and children could only watch in horror as the child escaped the grasp of a woman
Harlequins number eight Nick Easter reckons age is not an issue for England after Saturday’s 35-18 mauling of the Wallabies at Twickenham. Sir Clive Woodward’s World Cup winning outfit of 2003 - skippered by current team boss Martin Johnson - were dubbed
Reverend Vickie Sims has made history by becoming the first female member of the Rotary Club of Coulsdon in its 82-year existence. Her induction took place in front of members at the club’s regular Monday lunch at Chipstead Golf Club.
Mark Butler admits the ability to dig in and grind a result has been the key ingredient in Carshalton Athletic exceeding expectations so far this campaign. The Robins sit eighth in the Ryman Premier table after Tuesday night’s 1-0 win over Bury Town
Brentford boss Andy Scott, named League One manager of the month last week, reckons he is nearing the end of his tether with his mis-firing Bees. Scott’s men crashed out of the FA Cup on Tuesday after poor start cost his side a 1-0 replay defeat at League
A drug addict who invented a robbery and falsely accused three teenagers of attacking him is facing jail. The innocent 16-year-old boys were arrested and held in police custody for 12 hours on August 17 after Michael McKay, of Leatherhead Road
Sutton & Epsom put their London One struggles behind them to claim a 6-6 draw at London Irish Amateur on Saturday. Despite being eight places behind their second-placed hosts, Sutton matched the Exiles in all aspects of the match and dominated up front
Yesterday, Monday 15 November, Joseph Williams, 51 (21.04.59) of no fixed abode was charged with the following offences: - Robbery at William Hill, Stafford Road, Wallington and possession of firearm with intent to commit a Schedule 1 offence on 28
A superb recovery from 10-points behind saw Old Walcountians become the first team to beat Surrey One league leaders Old Blues for more than a year at Clock House on Saturday. The visitors ran Walcountians ragged in the opening 20 minutes, taking
Collingwood’s Nicky Stevenson finished 30 out of 106 finishers in the Druids Challenge, a multi-stage ultra-marathon of 82 miles held over three days last weekend. The route followed the Ridgeway path from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Barbury
Sutton & Epsom can be proud of their performance at London Irish in this London Division One match on Saturday. Despite being eight places below second placed Irish Sutton matched the exiles in all aspects of the match and dominated up front. Sutton’
The Croydon Guardian is launching a campaign to ensure the borough’s proud history is not buried as the council considers axing the arts services. On Monday night the cabinet considered proposals to shut the local studies library, slash the
Sutton’s James Hancock won the boys 11-12 race at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Lord Mayor’s Mile on Saturday. The event was a precursor to the annual Lord Mayor’s Parade, one of the world’s oldest and biggest annual processions. The race
Wimbledon’s private schools have climbed up an annual education league table. The Sunday Times list of Britain’s top prep schools has seen Wimbledon High School Junior Department climb one place to 11th, while the Ursuline Prep School moved
Historians have reacted with anger to proposals to close Croydon's Local Studies Library - their comments are below. Today, the Croydon Guardian has launched a campaign to Save Croydon's Heritage. Click here to sign our online petition
A man who was saved by Surrey Air Ambulance after a serious car accident has raised almost £10,000 to keep the helicopter flying. Darren Cooper, 27, competed his annual 10-mile North Downs Walk, which is open to the public, last month.
A group of health professionals from Croydon went to the House of Commons to receive a prestigious award in recognition of their hard work and high standards of patient care. The team, who work in the magnetic resonance imaging unit at Croydon University
A wily pest has been foxing groundsmen at Selhurst Park by sneaking past their security to dig up their perfect pitch. The crafty vulpine has figured out a way to get past an electric fence protecting the football pitch and spends nights causing
Avatar officers from the Metropolitan Police Service’s e-crime unit will be supporting the world’s first “virtual march” as part of an initiative to mark anti-bullying week. Since Monday, tens of thousands of children, teachers and celebrities
Elderly residents at a council-run care home who “fear for their lives and their future” have hired a top solicitor to fight against its possible closure. Residents of Spa Court organised a meeting with Chris Kimsey, a representative of solicitor
A complaint against a councillor who left a comment on a website allegedly implying the author of a blog was racist is not being investigated because it is not “in the public interest”. Labour Councillor Ed Davie, of Thornton ward, left a comment
Armed services veterans have won their battle to block plans for a temporary Christmas ice-rink next to old soldiers' gravestones in a memorial garden. A bid by Cities on Ice to bring skating to Memorial Gardens in Kingston town centre has
A businessman has been branded a “drunken hooligan” by a judge after headbutting a pubgoer who accidentally spilt a drink on him. Family man Meenesh Patel launched the vicious assault on Croydon Guardian assistant editor Matthew Knowles during
The widow of a D-Day veteran who “rarely spoke” about the horrors of the Second World War has discovered a diary he wrote recounting his experiences. Traumatised by his experience on the Normandy beaches, Edward “Ted” Salthouse never really spoke
Croydon Council will be spending £4,000 a day for a PR company to promote the authority at a developer conference on the French Riviera. The council is spending up to £12,500 to send Chief Executive Jon Rouse and Emma Peters, the Executive
The mother of a newlywed killed by carbon monoxide poisoning has spoken out to try and stop similar accidents. Katie Haines, 31, was found dead by her husband in February, just two months after the couple's wedding. Now Mrs Haines’ mum
Chessington and Hook FC are bidding for a massive redevelopment of their Chalky Lane ground with a new planning application. Waterlogged pitches, incursions from motorcyclists, and problems finding space for their fans will be solved, if they
Sutton's oldest resident has revealed her secrets to long life, as she celebrated her 104th birthday. Margaret Fribbins told the Sutton Guardian how she loved to dance in her retirement at classes in North Cheam, and told friends she put it
Guides paraded through the streets of London with small bears attached to their scarves in a cheeky tribute to new Lord Mayor, Michael Bear. Twenty members from the county of greater London west joined the Lord Mayor's Parade on November 13
A Surbiton man is flying to Haiti on an emergency mission to set up a field hospital for 300 victims of the cholera epidemic. Carwyn Hill set up the Haiti Hospital Appeal (HHA) in 2006 after seeing an 11 year old die of an illness anti-biotics
A Malden Scout group which started more than 100 years ago is appealing for more helpers to keep its Beaver section alive. The 1st Malden Scouts caters for boys and girls between the ages of 6 to 8 but both Beaver leaders are retiring at Easter
A Rotary International public speaking competition at Trinity School last week was fiercely contested by 27 students from six schools. Thomas More Catholic School won the intermediate section with Coloma Convent Girls School winning the senior
Residents campaigning for safety improvements to Haydons Road in Wimbledon have clashed with Merton Council over installing a temporary solution to the problem. They say speeding cars are putting pedestrians using the road at risk and are
Brentford’s run in this season’s FA Cup proved shot-lived as they crashed out of this first round replay after losing 1-0 to Aldershot Town at the EBB Stadium on Tuesday night. The Bees were second best all night to their League Two opponents
